Category Archives: Summer

“Joy”, was the answer Mrs. Joyce gave me when I asked her for a word that would characterize her marriage of 44 years to Michael. For Michael and Joyce it all began at a Dairy Queen in Pomerory, Ohio where he mistook her for a friend. Despite the urging of their friends they started spending…

I still have a lot to learn. I will always say that. In 36 years of life one begins to take note that there are moments that cause you to step out of the environment your are in and be an outsider looking in because you need to appreciate the bigger picture. This is what…

Last week I found myself in down town Jacksonville on what proved to be one of the hottest days of the year, or at least it felt like it. The Meadows family and I started their session around 6:30pm and had to hunt for shade to take any photos at all. The heat was so…

If there is one thing the military does it is bring people together. Justine and Jay came all the way from San Diego California and have been such a joy to get to know. Justine loves nature and so we headed out to the beautiful Botanical Gardens for a family session last week. We really…

I was thrilled to get a phone call from my childhood friend a while back. But even more excited to know it was because she wanted me to take her family photos! Rhonda was best friends with my older sister Cherie for a decade or more and it has been about 12 years since I…